Best MLB player prop for today, 8/24: Oakland rookie rakes

The MLB slate features a short slate as usual on Thursday but the betting market has given us a red-hot hitter to target at a reasonable cost, so let’s take advantage. Here is my best player prop bet for Thursday, August 24.

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Zack Gelof (Athletics) Over 1.5 total bases (-115)

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There is a lot to like about Oakland’s second baseman Zack Gelof right now, and tonight we get a dream matchup. Since his call-up to the big leagues, Gelof has posted a team-leading 199 wRC+, team-leading .391 ISO, and 39.4% HardHit% against right-handed pitchers while drawing a low 7.8% walk rate.

Today, he faces a right-hander with extreme reverse splits. This season, White Sox starting pitcher Jesse Scholtens has posted a 5.20 xFIP and allowed a .496 SLG and 35.5% HardHit% with a low 7.3% walk rate to right-handed batters. To that side of the plate, he primarily works with a two-pitch combo of four-seam fastballs and sliders. That is no problem for Gelof, who has a .848 xSLG against right-handed four-seamers and a .507 xSLG against right-handed sliders.

The #3 Athletics prospect is in another fantastic spot to mash against the starter but even if he doesn’t get the job done early, he will see a White Sox bullpen that ranks #29 in MLB in xFIP against right-handed hitters and will likely be without high-leverage relievers Bryan Shaw and Gregory Santos in this contest.

As a top-of-the-order bat on the road, Gelof should see at least four plate appearances with phenomenal hitting conditions in Chicago, making this my favorite player prop on the evening slate.

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